Changing Today for Tomorrow s Leaders. Drew Corby Strategy Lead

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1 Changing Today for Tomorrow s Leaders Drew Corby Strategy Lead

2 Who Are We? Our team has diverse experience across leadership, social impact, marketing, government, not for profits and purpose-driven business Mike Davis Drew Corby Managing Director Strategy Lead

3 What Is Our Focus? Workplace giving and volunteering increasing Millennials form most of senior workforce Learning goes from early part of life to lifelong pursuit Rise of the gig economy with more flexibility Gen Z will take up majority share of junior workforce Purpose improves performance Trend towards outcomes focus Work is increasingly integrated into life Young people driven by higher purpose People now expect to have multiple careers

4 Where are we today? Millennials will soon become the largest proportion of senior executive workforce. Social enterprises, Startups and B Corps are becoming increasingly common. Social and environmental causes, goals and objectives are now key considerations for employees, customers and investors. Investing in community causes, sustainability and wellbeing drives improved performance and culture.

5 How did we get here? Gen X & Baby Boomer: Generation Next: Get an education Get a great job Work hard Raise and provide for your family Retire and find happiness Seek friendship Find identity Do work that matters Work for many organisations over time Have many careers Impact and shape the world

6 How did we get here?

7 Don t Get Caught By The Millennial Myths

8 How did we get here? The children now love luxury. They have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise. Socrates ( B.C.)

9 Working Window Working Week:...Seventy-three percent report working more than 40 hours a week, and nearly a quarter work over 50 hours. Working Life:...Globally, over half expect to work past age 65. Twenty-seven percent expect to work over the age of 70, and 12% say they will likely work until the day they die. ManpowerGroup - Millennial Careers: 2020 Vision: Facts, Figures and Practical Advice from Workforce Experts

10 Key Indicators 50% of Millennials believe their organization could do more to develop future leaders - Deloitte Millennial Survey 55% of American high school students in their final year reported they were willing to work overtime the highest that figure s been since Michigan State University, % of millennials say that making a difference is more important than professional recognition - (Bentley s University s Center For Women and Business) This will be the first generation that actively embraces the micro-entrepreneurial jobs as their primary way of earning a living Arun Sundararajan

11 So what s the real story? Millennials workers are seeking... Impact Fulfilment Community

12 FROM THE FIELD

13 OUR RESEARCH: FROM THE FIELD Lyndon Galea is Founder and CEO of Eat Up: I started Eat Up after I read about kids going to school hungry in Shepparton, so we started making sandwiches - Ep #43 HoP

14 OUR RESEARCH: FROM THE FIELD Charlie is now Head of Flourishing at Bellroy: I went back to study positive psychology at uni as I was interested in what led to human flourishing rather than just helping people with significant problems - Ep #45 HoP

15 OUR RESEARCH: FROM THE FIELD Sheree is Founder and CEO of One Roof, Australia s premiere female-led coworking space: I knew what my why was (to support women entrepreneurs it was just figuring out my how - Ep #18 HoP

16 IT'S ABOUT ACTIVATION Impact Fulfilment Community

17 KEY EQUATION: WHY > WHAT + HOW 1 Being purpose-driven means that youth respond to a clear and compelling mission with a resonant higher social causes 2 Less committed to simply towing the line and need regular learning, development, growth opportunities as well as social feedback 3 Lead portfolio or designed lives that are intentional and allow for satisfying a range of divergent and complementary interests

18 So how do I make this work? Impact Think Global, Act Local Fulfilment Invest In Mentoring & Coaching Community Create Space & Collaboration

19 GREAT, SO HOW DO WE MOTIVATE THEM? Examples Create safe spaces for open conversation about wide rang of life interests and pursuits, encourage new skill development and entrepreneurship 1 Make sure that your organisation has a strong volunteering program for people and opportunities to give back to community Highlight and offer growth and development opportunities, invest in your people s growth journey Provide regular challenges that stretch their skill-sets and foster leadership, resilience and innovation 3 Inspire your youth, by exposing them to regular opportunities to broaden their perspective and critically examine new approaches

20 Oscar Hunt

21 Example - Oscar Hunt July 2017 (on-going) Partnership with Lighthouse Foundation Bespoke volunteering program developed and initiated-, speaking at each others venues,. November 2017 December 2017 Mindful Meditation 1-hour sessions run fortnightly over 8 weeks Facilitated group sessions at OH to reduce stress, improve wellbeing December 2017 (on-going) Inspiring speaker series launched on diversity theme 3 keynote speakers from LGBTI, Aboriginal and Refugee backgrounds present at OH morning meetings over 4 month period 2018-today Purposeful Leadership 1-1 Leadership program run with OH senior staff to ensure culture, people management and purpose are optimised

22 Results The program has been awesome so far and really livened things up at Oscar Hunt. Staff Member, Oscar Hunt The program has planted the seeds of change within the workplace, both with mental health and social responsibility... Our mindfulness sessions helped staff maintain calmness during one of the most stressful times of the year as well as maintained respectful attitudes. Program Coordinator, Oscar Hunt The program so far is having a strong, positive impact on the team. I have had many staff members telling me about how excited they are about being a part of the program and the activities we are running. Managing Director, Oscar Hunt

23 APPROACH

24 METHOD

25 The Final Word Boyan Slat

26 The Ocean Cleanup Aged 16 - School Project Aged 18 The Ocean Cleanup Slat came across more plastic than fish while diving in Greece. He decided to devote a high school project to deeper investigation into ocean plastic pollution Slat founded the non-profit entity the Ocean Cleanup and raised $2.2m in crowd funding from 38,000 donors in 160 countries Aged 17 - TEDx Aged 19 - Verified Presented at TEDx Delft on his idea of ridding the oceans of plastic. The Ocean Cleanup published a 528 page feasibility study about the project's potential, which was peer reviewed and publically supported.

27 Today Raised $31.6m 2011, Slat was selected for the Thiel fellowship. 2014, Slat was awarded the Champions of the Earth award of the United Nations Environment Programme 2016 Forbes included Slat in their 2016 "30 under 30" list. Boyan Slat estimates that half of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch will be gone within 5 years, at minimal costs.

28 Remember Impact Fulfilment Community

29 PURPOSEFUL TEAM Our team has diverse experience across leadership, social impact, marketing, government, not for profits and purpose-driven business Mike Davis Drew Corby Managing Director Strategy Lead

30 CLIENTS And how to become one